Abu Bakr Qatin
Abu Bakr Qatin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15th Century |
| Allegiance | Adal Sultanate |
| Rank | Emir |
| Battles/wars | Ethiopian–Adal War |
Abu Bakr "the Slim" (Qaṭin) also known simply as Qaṭin sometimes spelt Qecchin or Katchthcen was a general in the Adal Sultanate under Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi.[1] Abubaker's sobriquet "Qaṭin" is derived from the Harari term for "thin".[2][3] According to sixteenth century Adal writer Arab Faqīh, he was the Garad of Hubat.[4]
Political and military career
[edit]In the sixteenth century texts, Abu Bakr is described:[5]
the emir Abu Bakr nicknamed ‘Qatin’ which means ‘the gaunt’. He was from among those renowned for their courage, and among the rare horsemen whose exploits became proverbial.
— Arab Faqīh, Futuh Al-Habaša
He often accompanied the Malassay during the Ethiopian-Adal War.[6] Qecchin was a victim to the early Abyssinian invasion of Adal in which his mother was briefly captured at the Battle of Hubat.[7] Qecchin led the conquest of Wofla in modern Tigray region and Kanfat in southern Begemder, after which he was appointed governor of these respective regions by Adal.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Hassan, Mohammed. Oromo of Ethiopia (PDF). University of London. p. 30.
- ^ Muth, Franz-Christoph. Allahs Netze: ʽArabfaqīhs Futūḥ al-Ḥabaša als Quelle für Netzwerkanalysen. Annales d'Éthiopie. p. 118.
- ^ Aspen, Harald. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies Volume 1 (PDF). Norwegian University of Science and Technology. p. 43.
- ^ Chekroun, Amélie. Le" Futuh al-Habasa" : écriture de l’histoire, guerre et société dans le Bar Sa’ad ad-din (Ethiopie, XVIe siècle). l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. p. 423.
- ^ faqīh, Arab. The Conquest of Abyssinia 16th Century. Tsehai Publishers & Distributors. p. 55.
- ^ Molvaer, Reidulf. The Tragedy of Emperor Libne-Dingil of Ethiopia (1508-1540). Michigan State University Press. p. 31.
- ^ Budge, E. A. A History of Ethiopia: Volume I (Routledge Revivals): Nubia and Abyssinia. Routledge. pp. 327–328.
- ^ Chekroun, Amélie. Le" Futuh al-Habasa" : écriture de l’histoire, guerre et société dans le Bar Sa’ad ad-din (Ethiopie, XVIe siècle). l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. p. 336.